Story - Colors of Michigan Railroads

COLORS OF MICHIGAN RAILROADS (Just like colleges, nations, shipping fleets)

By Le Roy Barnett

• Chicago & North Western

  • Deep Yellow & Dark Green

• Detroit & Mackinac

  • Dark Green with Gold Letters

  • Maroon & gray

  • Dark Green with Deep Gold and Dark Red

• Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic

  • maroon tones (of controlling co. Canadian Pacific)

• Grand Rapids & Indiana

  • Tuscan red (of its owner, Pennsylvania RR)

• Grand Trunk Western

  • Olive & Black (of its owner, Canadian National)

• Lake Shore & Michigan Southern

  • Olive green with gold lettering

• New York Central

  • White lightening stripe on gray

• Pere Marquette

  • Enchantment Blue & Venetian Yellow (honoring U of M)

• Soo Line

  • Maroon tone (of controlling company, Canadian Pacific)

  • Red and White